Pay of Ordnance Detachment, 1st Sub Legion for the services of the Ordnance Department at West Point New York
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $190.80 is due a Detachment of the 1st Sub Legion for the service of the Ordnance Department, West Point, New York, being their pay from January through September 1796.
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Accountants Office
Oct 19th 1796 163
I certify that there is due to Lieut. [undecipherable] at the [Post?] of [undecipherable]
and Sergeant at Fort [undecipherable] the sum of twenty two Dollars and [undecipherable] Cents
being the balance of his account for [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] & November to 29 Sept
1796 inclusive; which sum is to be transmitted to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
of [undecipherable]
W. Simmons
Act.
[undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Oct [undecipherable] 1796
I certify that there is due to Sergt [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & John [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] at Fort [undecipherable] North [undecipherable] the sum of two
hundred & thirty [undecipherable] Dollars being for their pay from 1st Jan[undecipherable] to 30 Sept
1796 inclusive; which sum is to be transmitted to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Collector
at Wilmington who is to be accountable for the Disbursement thereof.
[undecipherable]
W. Simmons
Act.
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Oct 21st 1796
I certify that there is due to a Detachment of the Indian [Spys?] for the
[undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Department the sum of One hundred [ninety?] Dollars and
eight cents: being for their pay from 1st [July?] to 30 [Sept?] 1796 inclusive; which
sum is to be transmitted to [Nicholas?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] New York and by him to [George?]
[Fleming?] at West Point who is to be accountable
W. Simmons
Act.
D [undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Oct 21st 1796
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Capt in the [undecipherable]
[Legion?]: the sum of fifty three Dollars [undecipherable] being for his [undecipherable] & Subsistence
for his month of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1796 which sum is to be transmitted to [Jonathan?]
[undecipherable] Supt of Massachusetts
D [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
The Secy of War
W. Simmons
Act.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $190.80 is due a Detachment of the 1st Sub Legion for the service of the Ordnance Department, West Point, New York, being their pay from January through September 1796.
Date
10/21/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796102121055
Page start
305
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
George Fleming
Detachment of the 1st Sub Legion
Ordnance Department
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay

